Literary notes about notable (AI summary)
The word "notable" functions as a marker of distinction and importance in literature, often serving to highlight characters, events, places, or phenomena that stand out from the ordinary. It lends an air of eminence, as when a character is revered almost mythically [1] or when historical families or events are depicted as having significant cultural impact [2], [3]. The term also emphasizes unique or exceptional physical locations, from storied inns to ancient monuments [4], [5], while in technical or descriptive passages it signifies an element of unusual or defining importance—whether noting the vast impact of market changes [6] or the noteworthy characteristics of a mythological artifact [7]. Across genres and contexts, "notable" enriches the narrative by signaling that the subject merits extra attention and deeper consideration, inviting readers to recognize its lasting significance.
- Mr. Sharp and Mr. Mell were both notable personages in my eyes; but Steerforth was to them what the sun was to two stars.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - Some of these had Chinese and Spanish blood in their veins, but other notable families were pure Filipinos.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows - One result of their efforts to secure the reoccupancy of these fortresses was the notable work mentioned above.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows - Near by, a little to the east, was another notable inn, an early rival, as we suppose, of Sandford's: this was the Blue Bell.
— from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding - Thus much for the bounds; now for monuments, or places most ancient and notable.
— from The Survey of London by John Stow - Since the World War, there have been some notable changes in the buying of coffees, particularly in European markets.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - It has no commercial or industrial importance, but is notable because of its mythological associations.
— from Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronislaw Malinowski
